FRSC produces 20,500 vehicle number plates daily – Chidoka

The Federal Road Safety Commission said on Thursday that it has the capacity to produce 20,500 vehicle number plates per day.
Osita Chidoka, the Corps Marshal of the commission, disclosed this at inauguration of the FRSC’s 7,000 capacity number plate production plant at Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
“Let me state that the plant was built in conformity with the global best practices, with cutting edge technology that will reduce the incidence of counterfeiting,” he said
He said there were two other plants in Awka, Anambra State and Lagos State, which produced 7,000 and 6,500 plates daily respectively.
According to him, the decentralisation of the plants will reduce the risk associated with centralised production system and ensure faster turnout.
“With the increase in capacity of the three plants, FRSC is now in a vantage position to conveniently produce number plates for other West African countries,” Chidoka said.
Chidoka also said that in the next six months, the commission would be able to produce enough road signs for use in the country.
He said: “This will make the importation of road signs by construction companies to reduce drastically.
“Ultimately, this is expected to lead to stoppage of importation of the items to conserve scarce foreign exchange.”